Northern Ireland peace talks

Title

Northern Ireland peace talks

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

29 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:04:21

Description

London Today’s reporter Malcolm Brown on the setting of a date for all party talks on the future of Northern Ireland amid accusations that the UK Government has been drawn back to the negotiating table by terrorist threats. Sinn Fein will not have a full part in talks until a new IRA ceasefire is secured. The speakers include: UK Prime Minister John Major speaking in the Commons; Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness; Professor Kenneth Minogue and Chief Executive of Electoral Reform Society Eric Syddique on the form elections might take; Tory backbencher David Wilshire; Irish Prime Minister John Bruton; Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader David Trimble.

Contributors

John Major; John Bruton; Martin McGuinness; David Trimble; Malcolm Brown; Kenneth Minogue; Eric Syddique; David Wilshire

Keywords

Elections; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; IRA; Sinn Fein; Peacebuilding; UUP

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